Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Transit Yearbook (Troy, NY)

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Illllllllll Palmer Chamberlain Ricketts, C.E., E.D., LL.D., Prerident and Director, Pro- ffffor of Illechanicf, R.P.1. 75, 9 E, E E. Born 1856 at Elktin, Md., was graduated from R. P. 1. '75g Assistant in Mathematics, R. P. 1. '75, Assistant Professor '82g Professor of Mechanics since '84, Director since '92, President since 19015 Consulting Bridge Engineer T. 8: B. R. R. 186-'87, and R. W. 8: O. R. R., 'S7-'915 Engineer Public Improvement Commission, City of Troy, '91-,935 also engineer in charge of design and con- struction of various bridges, Hydraulic works, etc. Societies: Member A. S. C. E., Member A. S. M. E., Member 1. C. E. of Great Britain, Member ofthe American Philosophical Society, Fellow A. A. A. S., and others. Publications: History ofthe Rensselaer Polytechnic Institutevg contri- butor to Rep. U. S. Comm. Education, Rep. N. Y. State R. R. Comm., Trans. Am. Soc. C. E., Proc. Soc. Prom. Eng. Ed., Engineering News, Railroad Gazette, Railway Review, Trans. Eng. Club of Philadelphia, etc. President Board ofManagers ofthe Lakeview Sanatorium, Vice President Board of Managers Tuberculosis Relief Committee, Trustee Troy Public Library and Albany Academy, Member Board of Managers Troy Club and ofthe Board of Directors Samaritan Hospital and United National Bank. 1 16 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllll Nfl xx E E E E 5 'il 1 4 'lv' Q i , l T- ' Illlllllllllllllllir... .--.lillllllllllllllll A r 4 4 bb

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7' D . Wrnell French Thompson, B.S., M.S. CI-Ion.j Pro- feffor of Defcrrjntioe Geometry, Sterelomy and Drcztoirzg. Dartmouth ,695 A K E, Z E, T B H. Born at Bangor, Penobscot Co., Me.,'January 1, 1846, prepared for and entered Bowdorn College, remamrng there two years, entered Dartmouth College, was graduated rn '69, with degree of B. S., tutor at Dartmouth for Qthreeryears. When Professor Warren's place became vacant, Professor lhompson was appointed Professor ol Descriptive Geometry and Drawing rn '72. He revised Mahan's Industrial Drawing Uolrn Wiley Sc Sonsj rn '90. Wrllranr Prtt Mason, C E M D LL D P10 error o Cremrftry R P I 7:1 AKD Born October 17 ISJ3 rn New aorle Crtv prepared at Bernard French Instrtrrte rn New York and entered Rensselaer Polvtechnrc Instrtute rn September 70 was raduated rn 74 mth degree of C F , spent the folloxxrnfv xear rn Europe appointed Assistant rn Chemrstrx and Natural Scrence rn th lnstrtute rn 73 received the degree of B S from the Institute rn 77 M D from Albany Medrcal Collefre rn S1 II D from Lafaxette College rn OS rppornted Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Natural Serence rn the Instr tute rn S7 Professor of Analxtrcal Chemrstrx rn S5 appointed Professor of Clremrstrx rn 9v Societies Member of the Am Phrl Soc Member Am Soc C I2 Am Public Health Asso Royal Sanrtarx Inst QGreat Brrtarnj New England Water Works Asso, Am Chem Soc Inst Chem hnfrrneers I-Ion Member Asso Ingr Arch Htl, CParrej, Am VVater Works Assoc, Franklin Institute 1el1owsofA A A S, MemberA S C I: etc Publrcatrons Notes on ualrtatrve Analssrs S Examrnatrons of Potable Water 90 Water supplx 93, and contributed to various chemical Journals lfxpert rn numerous contested cases between crtres 'md water companies Charles Wrnthrop Crockett, A B C E A M LL D P10 error o Marhematrcr and Alftronomy R P I 84 Southern K A, V' T B H Born October 6 1667, at Macon, Ga was graduated from Mercer Unrversrty rn 79 wrth degree of A B , entered the Rensselaer Polvtechnrc Instrtute rn September O8 was raduated rn 8-1 mth degree of C II Appointed Assistant Professor of Matlrematrcs and Astronomy rn September, S4 recerved the devree of A M from Mercer Unrversrty rn 86 and of LL D 1n1913 appointed Pro fessor of Mathernatrcs and Astromony rn 93 Professor Crockett rs a member ofA and A S A and other socretres and rs a fellow of tl A A A S Publrcatrons Explanatron of the Mannheim Slrde Rule, Plane and Spherical Trigonometry Logarithmic and Trrgonometrrc Tables Methods for Earthwork Computa tions and Mathematical Review Desrgner of the Crockett Volume Slrde Rule .Ai Z 2 IT! -'I ffl IT! 2 P!! X -I TTI TTI 2 E 'r lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII J l a . ., . ., . ., f f 1 ,' 7 . , xp fp . . . ., , , .4 r... , ,, . , , . I Q E 7 7 .. 7 Y ' ' , . . , ' I . , A . - . I ! 3 ,L g K' 7 Y . ,.' f ,Q if ' 3 1 . , , . . , . , . I . 2 e l 5 . . , I 1 .A J . . . . , . ., . ' 7 . - v 7 7 . V l A ,D , .1 J. . 1 V' V , L , I 4 4 P . , . . . ,7 . . . , , . , . 7 . . 1 e ' ' I . 2 A ' . . . I R 1 - A -' - i :R A e. i - - . 4 . . . ., . . . C, , . . . , . . '02 ' . ' . ' J, r , ' ' ' . ' ' .ff Q P vs 1 cc A, sy Q ,' cc 'ns Q . ' ' ' I 3 -K -TY . ' s A I C . ., . ., . ., . ., , J , f-1 - ' ., , .r rm, . ' ' ' 1 ' . J - ' , . . , vl, . M . . . , . , f . A ,X 4 . r , f 2 . , ' - V- ,r . . . , .,, -xpt, ga 4 - 11,3 ' ' '2 ' '-asf ' ' 1 1, , ' - .5., , - - S ' 'Q . . , . l .- . . I H , . . re . . . . . ' 71 fr' ' ' 17 LK ' ' , , - ' :J rc 1 D ' JJ KC ' ' ' JJ ' , . T2 , N, '- M